Annual salary
$49,500
South Carolina · salary schedule · 2025-26
Lexington 03 salary schedule, 2025-26
District minimum salary schedule, 2025-26. The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a class and years of experience to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.
- Lexington 03's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $49,500 (Bachelors - Class 3, years of experience 0) and tops out at $89,500 (Doctorate - Class 8, years of experience 30), per South Carolina Department of Education, Office of Finance (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (Bachelors - Class 3) starts at $49,500 and reaches $68,750 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (Masters - Class 1) the range is $53,500 to $76,750.
- The grid has 4 class columns and 31 years of experience rows; the highest cell is reached at years of experience 30.
- Lexington 03 enrolled 1,991 students in 2023-24, the 61st-largest district in South Carolina by NCES enrollment.
District minimum salary schedule, 2025-26
Official sourceDocumentSouth Carolina Department of Education, Office of FinanceSchool year2025-26Effective
| Years of experience \ Class | Bachelors - Class 3 | Masters - Class 1 | Masters + 30 hrs - Class 7 | Doctorate - Class 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | $49,500 | $53,500 | $57,000 | $59,750 |
| 1 | $49,750 | $53,750 | $57,600 | $60,000 |
| 2 | $50,000 | $54,000 | $57,700 | $60,500 |
| 3 | $50,250 | $54,250 | $58,000 | $61,500 |
| 4 | $50,500 | $54,750 | $58,400 | $62,000 |
| 5 | $51,500 | $55,500 | $58,550 | $62,500 |
| 6 | $52,000 | $56,000 | $58,750 | $63,000 |
| 7 | $52,500 | $56,500 | $59,000 | $64,000 |
| 8 | $53,000 | $57,000 | $60,050 | $65,500 |
| 9 | $53,500 | $57,500 | $61,050 | $66,500 |
| 10 | $54,500 | $58,500 | $62,100 | $67,750 |
| 11 | $55,000 | $59,500 | $63,150 | $69,000 |
| 12 | $55,500 | $60,500 | $64,150 | $70,250 |
| 13 | $56,000 | $61,500 | $65,100 | $71,750 |
| 14 | $56,500 | $62,500 | $66,100 | $73,000 |
| 15 | $57,000 | $63,500 | $67,100 | $74,250 |
| 16 | $57,750 | $64,500 | $68,100 | $75,500 |
| 17 | $58,500 | $65,750 | $69,100 | $76,750 |
| 18 | $59,500 | $66,750 | $70,100 | $78,000 |
| 19 | $60,500 | $67,750 | $71,150 | $79,500 |
| 20 | $61,500 | $68,750 | $72,200 | $80,500 |
| 21 | $62,250 | $69,500 | $73,100 | $81,500 |
| 22 | $63,000 | $70,500 | $74,000 | $82,500 |
| 23 | $63,750 | $71,250 | $75,000 | $83,750 |
| 24 | $64,750 | $72,250 | $76,000 | $84,750 |
| 25 | $66,000 | $73,750 | $77,500 | $85,500 |
| 26 | $66,500 | $74,250 | $78,100 | $86,500 |
| 27 | $67,000 | $75,000 | $78,700 | $87,500 |
| 28 | $67,500 | $75,500 | $79,400 | $88,500 |
| 29 | $68,000 | $76,250 | $80,000 | $89,000 |
| 30 | $68,750 | $76,750 | $80,700 | $89,500 |
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Per month (12)
$4,125.00
Next 5 steps in this class
| Years of experience | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $49,750 | +$250 |
| 2 | $50,000 | +$500 |
| 3 | $50,250 | +$750 |
| 4 | $50,500 | +$1,000 |
| 5 | $51,500 | +$2,000 |
Worked example as rendered: Bachelors - Class 3, years of experience 0 = $49,500 a year, $4,125.00 a month spread over 12 months. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
South Carolina collects every district's minimum salary schedule and publishes them together in one annual workbook. This grid is that district's filing.
These are district MINIMUM figures as filed with the state. A district can pay above them through supplements, and many do.
Class numbers are South Carolina's certificate classes: Class 3 bachelor's, Class 1 master's, Class 7 master's plus 30 hours, Class 8 doctorate.
Lanes are shown bachelor's first; the source workbook lists them doctorate first.
How this schedule moves
On the Bachelors - Class 3 column a teacher moves from $49,500 at years of experience 0 to $68,750 at years of experience 30: 30 years of experience increases worth $642 each on average, 39% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $1,250, between years of experience 24 and years of experience 25.
A master's degree is worth $4,000 more than a bachelor's at the first years of experience (8.1%) and $8,000 more at the top of the column (11.6%).
The highest-paid column, Doctorate - Class 8, starts at $59,750 and tops out at $89,500, 30% above the top of the Bachelors - Class 3 column.
Among the 77 South Carolina district schedules indexed here, Lexington 03's starting pay ranks 48th and its top cell ranks 44th; the state medians are $50,015 to start and $90,490 at the top.
Across all 3,959 district grids indexed nationally, that starting figure sits at the 45th percentile and the top cell at the 47th percentile.
Column by column
| Class | First years of experience | Top | Years of experience moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelors - Class 3 | $49,500 | $68,750 | 30 | 39% |
| Masters - Class 1 | $53,500 | $76,750 | 30 | 43% |
| Masters + 30 hrs - Class 7 | $57,000 | $80,700 | 30 | 42% |
| Doctorate - Class 8 | $59,750 | $89,500 | 30 | 50% |
Against South Carolina districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lexington 03 | 1,991 | 2025-26 | $49,500 | $53,500 | $89,500 |
| Dorchester 04 | 2,160 | 2025-26 | $49,225 | $53,225 | $87,981 |
| Bamberg 03 | 1,767 | 2025-26 | $49,255 | $53,365 | $80,194 |
| Fairfield 01 | 2,229 | 2025-26 | $51,000 | $54,779 | $87,747 |
| Hampton | 2,337 | 2025-26 | $48,500 | $52,500 | $78,500 |
| Calhoun 01 | 1,522 | 2025-26 | $50,605 | $56,649 | $94,006 |
Starting pay is the first years of experience of the bachelor's column where the schedule has one, otherwise the lowest first-years of experience cell. Enrollment is NCES 2023-24. Years differ where districts publish on different cycles.
Questions people ask
What is the starting teacher salary in Lexington 03?
$49,500 on the class Bachelors - Class 3 at years of experience 0 of the 2025-26 schedule (South Carolina Department of Education, Office of Finance). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $49,500 (Bachelors - Class 3).
What is the top of the Lexington 03 salary schedule?
$89,500, at years of experience 30 on Doctorate - Class 8 (2025-26). That is the highest published cell before any stipend, longevity or supplement not printed on the grid.
How long does it take to reach the top of the Lexington 03 salary schedule?
On the Bachelors - Class 3 column the top figure, $68,750, is reached at years of experience 30, 30 years of experience increases after years of experience 0 (2025-26 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Lexington 03?
$4,000 more at the first years of experience: $53,500 on Masters - Class 1 against $49,500 on Bachelors - Class 3 (2025-26 schedule).
Other South Carolina districts with schedules
- Dorchester 04starts $49,225
- Bamberg 03starts $49,255
- Fairfield 01starts $51,000
- Hamptonstarts $48,500
- Calhoun 01starts $50,605
- Dillon 03starts $48,500
- Saluda 01starts $48,500
- Greenwood 52starts $48,500
- Lee 01starts $48,500
- Jasper 01starts $50,015
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